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Drugs
Over 1,000 people have died from illicit drug overdoses in B.C. this year
More people died of overdose from illicit drugs in the first eight months of this…
Kelowna suspects arrested for importing and selling fentanyl around the world
KELOWNA – A Kelowna couple have been arrested for allegedly running an international fentanyl trafficking…
Light sentence for former Kelowna drug dealer who started a new life
KELOWNA – A former addict who turned his life around was given a second chance…
‘I am terrified’: Vernon woman days away from running out of life-changing drug
VERNON – Time is running out for Melissa Verleg. The Vernon woman, who suffers from…
Drug-fuelled assault left North Okanagan man naked, beaten, and pepper sprayed
VERNON – A violent assault that left a man naked, beaten and pepper sprayed earned…
Prolific Vernon offender sent back to jail for break-and-enters, stolen property crimes
VERNON – A Vernon judge said it was sadly “not surprising” that a petty criminal…
Kettle Valley residents worried about recent spike in crime
KELOWNA – Ashley and Jonathan Lupul chose Kettle Valley as their home eight years ago…
Vernon judge makes an example of man convicted of more than 20 gun, drug and identity charges
VERNON – Ronald Learning will spend six years in jail for putting the community at…
Vernon man convicted of numerous gun and drug charges hopes to limit time behind bars
VERNON – Lawyers continue to spar in Vernon court over a fit sentence for a…
UPDATE: Wolfpack gang member to be sentenced in Kamloops next week
KAMLOOPS – A man who came to Kamloops and became involved with drug trafficking will…
Merritt man gets three years jail for selling shotgun to drug dealer
KAMLOOPS – After losing an appeal, a Merritt man will spend three years behind bars…
RCMP offering harm reduction seminar for Kamloops parents
KAMLOOPS – As the summer months roll around and kids get a break from school,…
Polson Park shooter handed nine years in jail
VERNON – A Vernon man will spend the next several years in jail for his…
Vernon drug trafficking investigation leads to arrest
VERNON – A local man was arrested last week in connection with a dial-a-dope drug…
Kamloops man charged after year-long RCMP drug investigation
KAMLOOPS – After a 14-month investigation into drug trafficking in Northern B.C. and the Fraser…
April worst month so far for 2017 drug overdose deaths in B.C.
The number of suspected drug overdose deaths in April measures out to roughly four lives…
Thief detained in Vernon citizen’s arrest finally getting help for drug addiction
VERNON – A thief apprehended in a very public citizen’s arrest last year was sentenced…
Court case alleges heroin mixed with fentanyl, methylfentanyl was dealt in Vernon
VERNON – A man accused of trafficking heroin laced with fentanyl and methylfentanyl won’t have…
Dealer caught in Vernon drug investigation gets six months
VERNON – A drug dealer nabbed in an undercover investigation last November was sentenced to…
Vernon Jubilee Hospital recorded the highest number of overdoses in the region — this could be why
VERNON – Staff at Vernon Jubilee Hospital recorded more drug overdoses than their counterparts in…
Man detained, subsequently released in suspected Vernon drug lab investigation
VERNON – Police and health officials continue to investigate a suspected drug lab found in…
Four arrested after two-month Kelowna RCMP drug investigation
KELOWNA – Four people could be facing charges after a two-month investigation into drug trafficking…
Charges laid following Vernon RCMP drug bust
VERNON – Two people are facing drug trafficking charges after being busted this week by…
Interior First Nations elders and chiefs declare state of emergency over fentanyl crisis
KAMLOOPS – First Nations elders and chiefs have declared a state of emergency over the…